Personal Legal Expenses Extra Insurance

Providing extra support, advice and cover in addition to our standard cover.

Additional protection for you and your family during legal disputes, providing access to 24/7 legal advice along with insurance cover for legal costs and expenses.

Your policy documents will show if you already have this cover in place. If taking out a new home insurance policy, your quote summary will show if it is included. If it isn't, you may want to consider adding it.

Insurance overview

Personal Legal Expenses Extra Insurance gives you even wider cover than our standard level of Personal Legal Expenses Insurance.

As well as providing access to a telephone helpline for legal advice, cover is provided for a wider array of civil disputes, work and motor related criminal defence and jury and court attendance.

What's covered:

  • Civil disputes relating to: your work and employment, your home or second home, health, education, inheritance, consumer rights.
  • Criminal defence, costs to defend you against criminal prosecutions relating to: your work as an employee, your motor vehicle.
  • Jury and court attendance

What's not covered:

  • Civil disputes connected with any commercial activities you are involed in.
  • Civil disputes defending claims against you for property damage or personal injury (apart from counter claims).
  • Civil disputes related to physical or mental health that were not caused by a specific or sudden incident, or by negligent medical procedure.
  • Criminal defence in connection with parking or obstruction offences, or driving without valid motor insurance.

Legal Expenses Insurance is administered by DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company Limited. 

The features and exclusions listed are not exhaustive. Your cover will depend on your circumstances. Maximum limit of £100,000 for any one claim for NFU Mutual Home Insurance and £150,000 for NFU Mutual Bespoke Home Insurance.​ Exclusions apply.

Why choose us?

Why choose us?

  • Mutual Bonus

    We reward loyalty through Mutual Bonus, a saving when you renew a General Insurance policy.

    Mutual Bonus

    We reward loyalty through Mutual Bonus, a saving when you renew a General Insurance policy.

  • Spread the cost

    We won't charge you extra if you choose to pay monthly by Direct Debit - no fees or interest.

    Spread the cost

    We won't charge you extra if you choose to pay monthly by Direct Debit - no fees or interest.

  • No fees

    We don't charge an administration fee when you make adjustments to or if you cancel your policy.

    No fees

    We don't charge an administration fee when you make adjustments to or if you cancel your policy.

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What's next?

Take out a new policy

Ready to buy your home insurance policy? We can help you to make sure that you get the right cover.

Existing customers

Get a new quotation, make changes to, discuss your renewal or cancel your home insurance policy.

Claims

Notify us of a new home insurance claim or speak to us about a claim that is in progress.